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Sacramento, California - 73 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Sacramento City Unified #665 of 1526 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,785 per pupil, Sacramento City Unified ranks #857 of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Sacramento City Unified operates 73 public schools serving 38,821 students, placing it among the larger districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 53 elementary, 11 high, 6 middle, 3 combined schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Sacramento County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,785 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 1880 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.8% local, 53.8% state, and 19.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 53/100, ranked #665 of 1526 in California against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 73 schools offering Advanced Placement (66 AP courses district-wide), a 338.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 17.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Matsuyama Elementary, with a diversity index of 78.2/100.
Its largest campus is C. K. Mcclatchy High, enrolling 2,569 students (7% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Success Academy, at 1 students, a 2569x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sacramento City Unified school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 2,569 students (highest), a spread of 2,568 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Sacramento City Unified is typically wider than the Sacramento City Unified-aggregate figure suggests.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 73 schools in Sacramento City Unified.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Sacramento City Unified's schools, above the California average of 46.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The California districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Garden Grove Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| San Juan Unified | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Santa Ana Unified | Similar size | Higher spending | Similar funding mix |
| Irvine Unified | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Sacramento City Unified's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Los Angeles Unified →Sacramento City Unified has 73 schools, including 11 high, 6 middle, 53 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 38,821 students.
Sacramento City Unified spends $17,785 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #665 in California.
Sacramento City Unified students are 42.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 17.1% White, 11.6% African American, averaged across 73 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Sacramento City Unified has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #665 out of 1526 districts in California.
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